TOKYO – Zahra Nemati claimed Iran’s ninth gold medal in the 2020 Paralympic Games on Thursday. She won the gold in the women’s individual recurve after beating her Italian rival Vincenza Petrilli 6-5. Nemati started her journey with a 6-5 win over Russian Svetlana Barantseva in Round of Eight. She beat Brazilian Fabiola Dergovics 7-1 […]

TEHRAN – Iran sitting volleyball team eased past Bosnia and Herzegovina in straight sets (25-16, 25-16, 25-17) in the 2020 Paralympic Games semifinals on Thursday. Iran have made the final at every Games since debuting sitting volleyball and have won six gold medals – making them clear favorites. Earlier in the day, Russia Paralympic Committee […]

TEHRAN – Iran football team defeated Syria 1-0 in the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar Group A clash at Azadi Stadium on Thursday. Alireza Jahanbakhsh scored the solitary goal of the match in the 56th minute. The Iranians will have the chance to make it two wins from two when they face Iraq […]

TOKYO – Javelin thrower Hamed Amiri won Iran’s 10th gold medal in the 2020 Paralympic Games on Friday. He grabbed the gold with a throw of 31.35 meters in the men’s javelin F54. Russia Paralympic Committee (RPC)’s Aleksei Kuzentsov claimed the silver with 31.19 and Justin Phongsavan from the U.S claimed the bronze medal, throwing […]

TEHRAN – Restoration work is scheduled to commence on the English Graveyard in the southwestern Bushehr province, the deputy provincial tourism chief has announced. As a tourist destination and historical site, the Qajar-era (1789-1925) cemetery will be open to the public once the project is completed, Nasrollah Ebrahimi said on Friday. “The project will be […]

TOKYO – Iran wheelchair basketball team defeated South Korea 64-54 in the 2020 Paralympic Games ninth-place match on Thursday. Mohammadhasan Sayari led Iran with 26 points, while CHO Seung Hyun scored 17 points for South Korea. Iran started the campaign with an 81-39 loss against Australia and also suffered a 65-41 defeat against the U.S. […]

TEHRAN – An MP says Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in his recent meeting with President Ebrahim Raisi and his cabinet team gave valuable advices and if the government follows those guidelines, it will undoubtedly succeed to solve the problems and restore hope and trust among the people. In an interview […]

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Mohammad Rastad says over four million tons of basic goods are already stored at the country’s ports, the PMO portal reported on Wednesday. Rastad noted that 11.4 million tons of basic goods have also been cleared from the country’s ports since the beginning of the […]

TEHRAN- “By promoting economic diplomacy, we can develop relations with neighboring countries, which will also lead to prosperity for the free zones”, Hossein Garousi, the acting managing director of Arvand Free Zone Organization, stated. “Diplomacy should not be just political,” he said, adding, “We need economic diplomacy, especially with neighboring countries to improve people’s livelihoods”. […]

TEHRAN – Iran beat Argentina in straight sets (25-21, 24-26, 25-19, 25-11) in the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship quarterfinals on Tuesday. Iran will meet Poland on Wednesday in the semifinal round while Russia play Bulgaria. Italy are the defending champions, having won their second title in Tunisia. The competition started on Aug. […]

TEHRAN – The United States, along with other major crimes committed in Afghanistan, has caused just as much damage in the field of narcotics, as the production of drugs has reached 9,500 tons in recent years, Eskandar Momeni, the director of headquarters for the fight against narcotics, said on Tuesday. According to figures released by […]

TEHRAN – A Lebanese political researcher says that Iran proved that it is a loyal friend to Lebanese people and never spare effort to help Lebanon in critical conditions. “Iran is a loyal friend of the Lebanese people, and it will not hesitate to provide aid to end the crisis that is ruining peoples’ life,” […]